2018 – 2019

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. Please describe how your personal characteristics or life experiences will contribute to the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine community and bring educational benefits to our student body. (1000 characters)

Is there any further information that you would like the Committee on Admissions to be aware of when reviewing your file that you were not able to notate in another section of this or the AMCAS Application? (1000 characters)

Why have you chosen to apply to the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine and how do you think your education at University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (1 page, formatted at your discretion, upload as PDF)

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